Virtual Northwest Airlines is dedicated to providing a unique environment for the advancement of the virtual aviation experience.

Through our mutual efforts, vNWA partners, pilots and staff continually work to ensure that all of our members feel as part of a family of like-minded enthusiasts who work together to simulate the operations of Northwest Airlines as closely as possible by utilizing the same fleet, routes, and hub structure of the airline before it merged.

In doing this, vNWA staff endevour to provide our pilots with all the tools needed to make their experience as enjoyable and realistic as possible.

James Bishop, vNWA CEO

vNWA VATSIM Activity

smartCARS Live Flights

NASCAR Charters Event 20

Posted by Mark Toler on 07/02/2026

Event #20 of the 2026 NASCAR Season

This weeks NASCAR Charter Event 20 Race of the 2026 NASCAR Season will be out on the west coast again in Sonoma California flying into San Francisco  beginning this Thursday June 25th running through Sunday June 28th.

Routes will be out of our main Hubs as well as our NASCAR Hubs MSP, DTW, MEM, PANC, EHAM, RJAA, CLT, JQF into San Francisco Intl. (KSFO).

The Charter Routes are numbered NWA7000 - NWA7037.  Pilots can fly any route we have in our system into KSFO as well and get credit for the flight.  

As always we will be awarding bonus hours to the top 3 pilots with the most flights and additonal bonus hours for the best landing rate below -100 fpm.

Lets have a Great turnout for this Weekends Event 20 this weekend of the 2026 NASCAR Charters Season out in Sonoma California

Fourth of July Preparty

Posted by Mark Toler on 07/02/2026

Celebrate Independence Day a day early with the Washington ARTCC during vZDC's Annual Fourth of July Preparty! As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, join us on July 3, 2026 from 2300z-0300z for a special night of flying in the skies above the nation's capital during one of the most historic Independence Day weekends in the country's history.

Pilots can expect coverage at Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD), Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA), and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI), featuring everything from iconic river visual approaches into DCA to heavy international arrivals into Dulles and the harbor views of Baltimore.

With America's semiquincentennial celebrations just hours away, expect packed frequencies, realistic operations, and patriotic atmosphere across the eastern seaboard. Whether you're flying a quick regional hop, bringing in overseas traffic, or departing the capital for your own holiday getaway, this event is the perfect way to kick off the Fourth of July Weekend.

Light Up America

Posted by Chris Schiessl on 07/02/2026

It's a shame that events often fail to provide pilots with an abundance of options. Typically they will feature only a couple airfields, and aviators will only have a couple city-pairs to consider if they want some stellar ATC service. Well on July 4th, you can forget about that problem.

VATUSA will be on this Saturday from 2359 to 0400z. With some coverage from coast to coast, sea to sea, border to border, however you want to say it. The hardest part about this event: choosing where to fly. You'll only have four hours of coverage, so make the most of it. Our recommendation: do something different. Don't take out the 737 for your classic bored milk runs. Load up a plane that you haven't tried in a while. Visit a part of the country that you haven't seen before. Whatever you do, you know you'll have coverage from VATSIM's best.

Updated Policy Manual

Posted by Mark Toler on 04/22/2026

UPDATED POLICY MANUAL

The Executive Staff has updated and revised the Virtual Northwest Policy Manual.  We would like for all the Pilots and Staff to download and read the updated Policy manual and respond that you have done so. 

The Policy Manual is located in the Pilot Center under the "Downloads" section at the bottom of the page.  This is a requirement for all active vNWA Pilots and Staff.

Please email me at mst_64@comcast.net that you have accomplished this request.  There is a lot of information to stay compliant as well as our operation as a whole

There are some exciting changes ahead for vNWA so stay tuned for announcements in the near future that we believe will grow the VA again.

Thanks for your attention into this matter!

Mark S. Toler

Chief Executive Officer

Virtual Northwest Airlines

2026 NASCAR CHARTERS

Posted by Mark Toler on 04/08/2026

"NASCAR CHARTERS 2026"

2026 CHARTER SEASON

It's that time of the year again and Virtual Northwest Airlines Operations is proud to announce the kickoff of the 2024 NASCAR Charter Season.  Our Charters will run weekly during the Season starting the week Feb. 11th with the 2026 Daytona 500 race on Feb. 15th operating a wide variety of aircraft out of KMSP, KDTW, KMEM, EHAM, PANC, RJAA and our NASCAR Hub in KCLT & KJQF for the 2026 season.  

Bonus hours will be awarded to the top 3 pilots with the most routes flown for these charters.  We will continue with additional Bonus for this years 2026 NASCAR Season for the Pilots with the "Best Landing Rate" (below -100 ft./min.) each week as well.

So lets get ready to get these race fans back and forth to over 38 events and venues this 2026 Season.

  

vNWA Hub Tour 2012-2022

Posted by James Bishop on 03/10/2026

 vNWA Hub Tour 2012-2022

 Get to know your fellow pilots, and their airspace. There is no specified time to complete this tour, have fun with it and see what you get upon completion.  Click the Operations tab at the top of the homepage and click on "Tours" to get started. 

Be sure to leave a comment indicating a leg of the Tour when filing your PIREP so we can credit you with each leg of the Tour.
 

Executive Flight Schedules

Posted by Mark Toler on 02/26/2025

vNWA EXECUTIVE FLIGHT SCHEDULES

For anyone that would like to fly along with vNWA Executives, there are now tentative published schedules of vNWA Executives individual scheduled flights.  These flights and times are tentative and subject to change.  Feel free to contact the Executive for specifics if needed by clicking on the link below (KSTP Hub Website) or visit the KSTP Hub Website from the Hubs Tab at the top of the Homepage of the Website, to see when your Executives may be flying and you can join them.

So check out the schedules and fly with us .

KSTP Hub Website

(click on above link)

(updated 8/15/24)

vNWA Executives

Mark Toler - NWA1964  (TBA)

 Chris Schiessl - NWA1223 (TBA) 

Robbie Suwary - NWA1999 (TBA)